Crystal Palace travel to face Stoke this afternoon (Saturday) in the Premier League – and it is a must-win for the Potters.

And former Arsenal and Celtic forward Charlie Nicholas believes that Stoke will get the win they need as they continue to battle to avoid relegation, with Paul Lambert's men currently three points from safety with two games to play.

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Writing in a weekly predictions feature for the Sky Sports website as a substitute for Paul Merson, Nicholas says that he thinks Stoke have been playing well enough to still hold some hope going into the weekend.

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He says that in his opinion, Palace’s job is done, and while he says the Eagles are dangerous, he thinks sheer determination will see Stoke to victory, with Nicholas predicting a 2-1 win for the Potters.

And he says that a win for Stoke would "scare the living daylights" out of the teams above them.

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